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CHS Homecoming Game Friday (Story, Page 17) ®f)t Clinton Chronicle Vol. 70 — No. 41 Clinton, S. C., Thursday, October 17,1968 INDEX Classified ' 6 Deaths 8 Editorials 10 Hospital News 2 Society 2 Sports 17 When Clyde King was named manager of the San Francisco Giants recently, it brought back memories for Clinton Mills Public Relations Di rector Claude Crocker. Crocker and King are friends of long standing. They played college basketball and baseball togeth er at the University of North Carolina and they both were pro baseball players in the Brooklyn organization, playing on the same teams in work ing their way up to the Dodgers. Crocker recalls a time when both were sent down to the minors to make temporary room for a trade. King pitched a victory for the minor league team and the next day Crocker was the winning pitcher. Their next outing wasn’t so successful, however. Crocker says, “King started and the first six batters got hits. They called me in to relieve, with none out in the first inning, and the first eight or nine batters I faced got hits. That must be some sort of record—about 14 or 15 straight hits. We were both in the showers in the first inning. We never did get anybody out that night.” • •**** Larry Owens, son of City Councilman and Mrs. Truman Owens, won’t forget the last few days. He broke his arm Thursday in a Junior High football game, and on Monday he had an emer gency appendectomy. He’s doing fine now but his concern is whether he’ll get to see the CHS home- coming parade and football game Friday. • ••••• City Clerk Brooks Owens says, “Remember that the politician promising that ‘pie in the sky’ is going to make it with your dough.” Clinton High Football Coach Claude Howe made one of his rare trips on field to protest an official’s call last week. Fihns of the game indicate that Howe was correct. After Wade Hampton’s third touchdown, which came in the third quarter, Clinton’s Jack Hames took the kickoff. He fumbled the ball but it popped straight into the hands of Clinton end Jim Johnson. The official ruled that Wade Hampton recovered and awarded them the ball inside Clinton’s 10. The Gen erals quickly took it in to score and put the game out of reach 28-7. What apparently confused the official was that Johnson was moving toward Hames, to assist with a block. Further complicat ing matters was the fact that both teams were wearing combinations of red and white uniforms. Clinton had white jerseys with red numerals and Wade Hampton wore white on red. WORKMAN HONORED—Mrs. CharUs Workman of Kinards receives a service plaque presented in honor of her husband, the late Mr. Workman who served for many years as state director for the S. C. Farm Bureau. Presenting the award is E. W. Brooks, executive vice-president of the S. C. Farm Bureau. Mr. Workman, a charter member of the Laurens County Bureau, was the first to introduce the Farm Bureau Queen and Talent Contest in Laurens County. The program was later adopted by other counties.—(Yarborough Photo) Copeland Is Elected Farm Bureau President (SEE PICTURE ON PAGE 7) T. J. Copeland was elected president of the Laurens County Farm Bureau last Thursday at the organization’s annual meet ing. Other officers elected at the meeting, which was held at Mary Musgrove Hotel in Clinton, in clude: Agnes Bailey, secretary- treasurer; Hance Finley, vice president; J. Herman Power, state director. Directors-at-large are Hugh B. Workman and Guy Wahan. Directors hy townships are: Cross Hill—John L. Adair Hunter—A. A. Ramage Jr. and Pringle Copeland. Jacks—Robert Wickham and David Pitts. Laurens—Robert Burns and Herchel Gibbs. Scuffletown—W. T. Blakely and S. Q. Fleming. Sullivan--Fred Pitts and James Wasson. Waterloo—Niles C. Clark and J. L. Fennell. Youngs—W. D. LomanandL.N. Cook Jr. Dials--M ilton S. Woods and L. Boyd Stoddard. * * * Knight Wins Grid Contest Marian Knight of 400 Academy St, Clinton, is this week’s win ner of The Chronicle’s football contest Knight was the only contestant to miss only three of IS selec tions and wins the $25 first prize. Alice O’Shields of 76 Palmetto St, Clinton, won second prize money of $10 on the basis of the tie breaker. She missed four se lections, as did four others, but predicted the tie-breaker score at Wade Hampton 33, Clinton 6. Wade Hampton won 35-7. Electrical Needs Are Critical Municipal Utility Improvements Are Recommended Clinton City Council Monday night took steps toward heading off an electrical utility crisis in the city. At the same time, coun cil laid the groundwork for a util ity bond issue, aimed primarily at the city’s electrical problems. Council instructed UtilitieS Supt. Ralph Holt and Engineer Bob Carrol to draw up specifications for equipment needed for im provements to the electrical sys tem. Council also instructed Holt and Carrol to see what can tie eliminated from recommended improvements to the city elec trical, water and sewer utili ties. Council took the action after Carrol, representing Harwood Beebe Co. of Spartanburg, de livered a report based on a sur vey his firm conducted recently. The report estimated that it would cost about $800,000 to make all of the electrical, water and sewer improvements neces sary. However, council indicated that it would prefer to delay some of the non-essential items for ibout three years when the city will have retired some other bonds. Exactly how much will be need ed will depend on the report from Holt and Carrol on what items could be eliminated for the time being. CRITICAL NEED In answer to a question, Car rol said that the electrical im provements are most critical. However, he also said, “Each utility requires some attention. The water system improvements aren’t as urgent as are those for the electrical system but if something isn’t done about it, you will be passing along a pro blem to some future city coun cil. The growth rate of the water system if following the pattern set by the electrical system and could present a major problem in a year or so.” Carrol said concerning the electrical system, “With an aver age summer next year, your best efforts (without major improve ments) might be barely adequate. However, if you have another hot summer like the past one, you might have to take emergency measures, such as requesting that citizens not turn on their airconditioning units. Your elec trical system needs are criti cal and my advice is that you must get something started now. It takes about 20 weeks delivery on some parts so if you start right now, you’ll barely beat the summer.'' 35 PER CENT GROWTH Pointing out that the city elec trical system experienced a 35 per cent growth during this year, Carrol said, “Your electrical system just is not big enough.* The report recommended that the city complete a high-power electrical loop around the city. That would require construction of a substation in the northern part of town and the use of re gulator banks. The electric system improve ments were estimated to cost about $290,000. WATER SYSTEM The Beebe report also recom mended a new water filtration system which would increase the city’s water production capacity from three million gallons daily to four million gallons per day. The report said the water sys tem has shown an 8.2 percent growth rate through July. Water system improvements would cost about $311,000. The report also recommended a sewage treatment lagoon or aeration plant in the northern section of town. There currently are three lagoons which serve the other sections of town. The lagoon would cost about $194,700, exclusive of land and rights-of-way costs. The aeria- tion plant would cost $355,400. Council indicated it would pre fer to continue the lag(X)n system. In another action at Monday’s 3-1/2 hour special meeting, coun cil voted to accept the new fire truck and instructed the mayor and city clerk to contact the two local banks about borrowing $25,000 to help pay for the truck. The note is to be payable Dec. 31. City Clerk Brooks Owens told council, “We’re in prettygoodfi- nancial shape but we just don’t have enough on hand to pay for the truck now.” He said the city will have more money around the last of the year when city taxes are coming in. From Bailey Foundation $200,000 Donation Launches PC Drive Presbyterian College’s record $2 million EXCEL campaign got off to a $200,000 start this week with the announcement that this amount has been subscribed by the local Bailey Foundation in kicking off the Laurens County phase. That puts the Clinton area one- third the way toward its $600,000 goal, with the proposed new phy sical education center as the de signated objective. President Marc C. Weersing made the announcement as 70 community leaders assembled for the final organizational meet ing at which they received pros pect cards and campaign ma- W. L. Wearly, chairman of In- gersoll-Rand Company, and W. R. Reid Jr., president of The Tor- rington Company, recently an nounced jointly that the manage ment and the members of the Board of Directors of Torring- ton have approved in principle a proposal under which Inger- so 11-Rand Company andTheTor- rlngton Company would merge. The Torrington Co. operates a plant near Clinton. Mr. Reid said, “We have care fully evaluated this proposal with the help of our investment bank ers, White, Weld & Co., taking into account the prospects for growth, the past operating record of management, type ofbusiness, financial reputation, and market value and income for our share- owners. After serious considera tion, and with the recommenda tion of White, Weld & Co., we feel that the merger of Torring ton into Ingersoll-Rand Company is in the best Interests of the shareowners, employees, cus tomers and communities which are affected by The Torrington Company. The opportunity to join a large organization of the high est caliber such as Ingersoll- Rand has weighed heavily in our thinking. The management and Directors of our con^any support this proposal and will strongly recommend its acceptance by our shareowners.’ The agreement reached by the companies, which contemplates a non-taxable transaction, calls for each of Torrington’s presently outstanding shares to be exchang ed for 0.4 shares of Ingersoll- Rand common stock and one share of a new convertible preferred stock. Each share of the new pre ferred stock of Ingersoll-Rand would carry a dividend of $2.35 per year and would be conver tible into 0.6 shares of Inger soll-Rand common stock. The preferred stock would be callable after five years at$47.50 per share. W. L. Wearly, Chairman of the Board of Ingersoll-Rand Company said, “We are pleased terials. Individual solicita tions began immediately there after, with the first report meet ing scheduled for next Monday. Robert M. Vance, state gen eral chairman, and County Chair man C. W. Anderson both inject ed a sense of urgency into the campaign efforts as they pointed out to the workers the great need for the facility and the impor tance of a successful county drive to launch the state-wide en deavor. The program will be taken to the remainder of the South Caro lina Synod early next year In an effort to secure funds for a new library, infirmary and addi tional endowment. that a company with Torrington’s history of growth, profitability and fine management is planning to join with us to become part of Ingersoll-Rand Company. It is planned that Torrington will continue to operate in its exist ing locations with its present management and employees, and as an autonomous subsidiary.’ CHS Homecoming Parade Friday The annual Clinton High School homecoming parade will be held Friday at 4:30 p.m. in downtown Clinton. The homecoming queen will be crowned F rlday night at the half time of the Clinton-Union foot ball game. The Clinton Christmas Parade is scheduled for the afternoon of December 5. As in the past, the parade will be in two parts. The first seg ment of the parade will be held at Whitten Village at 2:30 p.m. The second segment, which will be for the City of Clinton, will begin at 4:30 p.m. This year, to motivate more personal interest in our Christ mas Parade the Clinton Jaycees and the Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a float contest with a cash prize of $100 for the best entry. There also will be a second prize of $50 and a third prize of $25 offered if there are more than ten entries in the contest. No rented floats will be eli gible for this contest The floats in this contest will be judged on both their originality and ap pearance. The only requirement of this contest is that the floats be made by the individual or group entering the float Entry Members of the Clinton area organization now at work are: Corporate and Foundation Di- vision--George H. Cornelson, Tom Addison, David Meyers, An derson and Vance. Business and Industry Divi sion headed by Tommy Hollis and Mike Turner: Team 1--J. F. Ja cobs Jr., captain; Mac Milam, James Von Hollen, Leaman Jones, Alvin Hueble and Jim Bradford; Team 2--W. C. Bald win, captain; Dillard Milam, Rembert Truluck, Lynn Cooper, Tom Plaxico, Bill Hogan and Ben Ivey; Team 3--Abit Alexander, captain; Don Creighton, Donny Wilder, Harry McSween, Francis Blalock and Ralph Tedards; Team 4--Bob Black, captain; Miles Powell, Hugh Jacobs, William P. Jacobs III, Reese Young and Bob Dawson. Individual Division headed by Mac Adair and General Ansel Godfrey: Team 1--LykesFender- son, captain; Ed King, Robert Johnson, Mrs. Francis Blalock, Mrs. Lykes Henderson and Nel son Dow; Team 2--Harry Nettles, captain; W. Fred Chapman, Bill Adair, Ratchford Boland, Harry Bolick and Jim Anderson; Team 3--Claude Crocker, chairman; Truman Owens, Dr. James Mac donald, Allen Simmons, Mrs. R. E. Ferguson, Jr., and William Hatton; Team 4--J. R. Sweten- burg, captain; Calvin Cooper, Bailey Dixon, Bill Hill, John Mimnaugh and Ralph Patterson; Team 5--Dr. Marshall Brown, captain; A. C. Young, Dr. Ru fus Sadler, Horace Payne Jr., Dr. Louis Stephens, Furman Tho mason, Julian Bolick and Raw- linson Martin; Team 6-- J. B. Templeton, captain; John Holland Hunter, George Reid, J. William Johnson, Dillard Boland andW.S. Horne. fee for this contest is $5. There are floats available for renting from the Carolina Float Company through the Clinton Jay cees. These floats can be rent ed for $90 each. As many as three organizations or busi nesses will be permitted to rent a float jointly. Anyone ranting one of these floats must furnish his own driver and car, equipped with a pin type trailer hitch that will accommodate a 1/2* x 4* bolt, in the parade. The groups renting floats will also be re sponsible for getting the per sonnel to ride the floats. Bands, marching units, clowns, rescue squads, and other units also are needed to make the parade a success. Anyone Inter ested in entering any type unit in the parade can get further in formation from the Clinton Jay cees. Michael Hurt is chairman of the parade and can be reached at 833-0210 from 8 a.m/toSp.m. and after 5 p.m. at 833-3017. Torrington Plans Merger With Ingersoll-Rand Float Contest Set For Christmas Parade DRIVE OPENED—Steering commit- drive for Presbyterian College. The teemen Reese Young and George county seeks to raise $600,000 toward Cornelson view the proposed new this center as the opening phase of a physical education center at the Clin- state-wide PC campaign for $2 mil- ton kickoff of the Laurens County lion. Historic Change Puts Women On PC Board Coeducation has come to the composed of 13 representatives Presbyterian College board of the Synod of South Carolina, of trustees with the appointment 13 of the Georgia Synod and three of women for the first time in representatives of the Alumni history, to the governing body of Association, the institution. Shattering precedent as they join the board are: Mrs. Virgin ia S. Hardie, director of the Clemson University counseling center, whose late husband was textile executive Newton G. Har die of Walhalla; and Mrs. Doro thy C. Fuqua of Atlanta, wife of J. B. Fuqua of the company building Fuqua Industries. They have just been named to two of the five at-large trus tee positions created by a re cent change in the college char ter. The at-large members are appointed by the board, which is President Marc C. Weersing, welcoming the new members with enthusiasm, said the women trus tees will be especially helpful now that PC has a full program of coeducation. Since the open ing of the college’s first women’s dormitory in 1965, the population of girls on campus has grown to the current 210 in a total stu dent body of 720. A second wo men’s residence hall was opened this fall, and projections antici pate an eventual enrollment of 300 women and 600 men. Dr. Weersing added: “The board decided that it WOMEN ON BOARD—After the precedent-shat tering appointment of women to the Presbyterian College Board of* Trustees, President Marc C. Weersing welcomes PC’s first women trustees: Mrs. Virginia S. Hardie (left), director of the Clemson University counseling center, whose late husband was textile executive Newton G. Hardie of Walhalla; and Mrs. Dorothy C. Fuqua of Atlanta, wife of J. B. Fuqua of the company-building Fuqua Industries. would like to have the advice and counsel of women representa tives as it sought to guide Pres byterian College into what ap pears to be a promising new era. Both Dr. Hardie and Mrs. Fuqua are well-qualified on the basis of their backgrounds, their leadership in the church and their special rapport with young peo ple." He said trustee chairman Eu gene T. Wilson of Atlanta had designated, as their initial board assignments, Dr. Hardie to the academic affairs committee and Mrs. Fuqua to the student act ivities committee. * * * Republican Headquarters Open Saturday The official grand opening of Republican Headquarters in Clin ton will be held Saturday morn ing. The GOP headquarters will be located in the building between McGee’s Drug Store and J.C. Thomas Jewelers. The grand opening ceremonies will start at 11:30 a.m. and will feature Republican candidates Marshall Parker, Charlie Brad shaw, Eugene Griffith and Mar shall Abercrombie. Parker is a candidate for the U.S. Senate and Bradshaw is a candidate for U.S. Congress. Griffith and Aber crombie are candidates for the state senate. Refreshments will be served at the opening. * * * Clinton Chiei Suffers Attack Clinton Police Chief B. B. Ballard suffered a ^art attack Saturday night and " at Baile morlf Chief B vlous attai